How Many People Are Named Gerritt?
An estimated 210 people in the United States have the first name Gerritt. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Gerritt peaked in popularity in 1981 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gerritt as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gerritt paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
210
About 1 in 1,632,164 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1981
11 births
Total Registered
231
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gerritt
Gerritt is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 231 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gerritt as a male name
Ranked #11,305 in 2011
6 male births in 2011
Peak: 1981 (11 births)
Gerritt: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gerritt span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 59 babies were registered. Gerritt has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gerritt by Decade
How has Gerritt tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gerritt + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gerritt as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Gerritt: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gerritt?
We estimate approximately 210 people named Gerritt are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,632,164 Americans share this first name.
Is Gerritt a common name?
Gerritt is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 231 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gerritt most popular?
Gerritt reached peak popularity in 1981, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gerritt is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gerritt a male name?
Gerritt is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gerritt Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gerritt Smith, Gerritt Johnson, Gerritt Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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